Partners & Collaborators

The sanctuary recognizes the many individuals and organizations that have provided assistance in our education, research and conservation programs.  With their cooperation and support, the sanctuary has been able to complete many important tasks toward fulfilling our mission.

Museums and Aquariums
Schools, Universities, Education and Outreach Programs
Scientific Institutions and Organizations
Conservation Organizations
Government Agencies—Federal
Government Agencies—State of Hawaii
International Organizations and Institutions

Museums and Aquariums

Maui Ocean Center

Waikiki Aquarium


Schools, Universities, Education and Outreach Programs

City and County of Honolulu, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

Coral Reef Outreach Network

Digital Bus

Hawaii Department of Education, including public schools

Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology

Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha

Kihei Charter School

Kula Naia

Myron B. Thompson Charter School

Project Sea Link

University of Hawai`i, Marine Option Program at Manoa and Maui

University of Hawai`i, Sea Grant College Program, Hanauma Bay Education Program

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Scientific Institutions and Organizations

Alaska SeaLife Center

Cascadia Research Collective

Center for Whale Studies

Dolphin Institute

Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research

Hawaii Marine Mammal Consortium

Hawaii Whale Research Foundation

Marine Mammal Research Consultants, Ltd.

Oceanwide Science Institute

Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies

University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Juneau Center

University of Alaska, Sitka

Whale Trust

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Conservation Organizations

Aoao O Na Loko I’a O Maui Fishpond Association

Hawaii Ocean Safety Team

Kilauea Point Natural History Association

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Pacific Whale Foundation

Watchable Wildlife, Inc.

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Government Agencies—Federal

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

Marine Mammal Commission

NOAA National Geodetic Survey

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Protected Species Program, Office of Law Enforcement, Marine Debris Program, Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Coastal Marine Mammal Program, National Marine Mammal Laboratory

National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, National Park of American Samoa

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

U.S. Navy, Pacific Missile Range Facility

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Government Agencies—State of Hawaii

Coastal Zone Management Program, State Office of Planning

Hawaii Department of Health

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement, Division of State Parks

Hawaii Department of Transportation

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

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International Organizations and Institutions

American Samoa, Department of Commerce, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Division of Environment and Conservation

Ogasawara Marine Centre, Japan

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico

Instituto Nacional de Ecologia, Programa Nacional de Mamiferos Marinos, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Marine Mammal Group, Nanaimo B.C.

United Nations Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia Samoa

South Pacific Whale Research Consortium, New Zealand

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